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CONTAINER l Filed De. a, 1958 INVENTOR 32 I Patented Aug. 11, 1942CONTAINER William Edward Taylor, Riverside, Conn., as-

signor to American Can Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of NewJersey Application December 8, 1938,"Serial No. 244,689

1 Claim.

being'held in position by a card adapted to be l0 snapped into and outof the compartment over lugs formed in the can bottom seam therebyproviding easy access to the cloth land assurance .against itsdislodgment during handling of the can.

Another object is the provision in such a can of a bottom snap-on coverwhich may be readily snapped into and out of position for closing offthe polishing cloth compartment thereby providing an added protectionfor the cloth.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparentas it is better understood from the following description, which, takenin connection with the accompanying drawing, discloses a preferredembodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a can embodying the instant invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken subclosure is in place on thecan. Adjacent the bottom edge of the can the depending wall section 26merges into an outwardly extending shoulder 21 which in turn merges intoa short depending wall section 28 engaging against the body side walland terminating at its outer extremity as a part of the bottom seam I4.This concave bottom encloses a compartment 29 which is adapted to houseand conceal a polishing cloth 30 or the like and in convenient positionso that it will be ready for use in applying the contents of the can.

The polishing cloth 30 is held within its compartment 29 by a at card 3iof fibre yor the like which is shaped to fit snugly within the bottom I3of the can. The card in turn is held in place by inwardly pressed lugs32 which are formed in the bottom seam I4. `There are preferably four ofthese lugs spaced around the periphery of the stantially along a planeindicated by the lines 30 2-2 in Fig. l; f

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the can shown in Fig. 1, with the bottomcover removed; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary section of the bottom portion of thecan.

As a preferred embodiment of the invention the drawing illustrates aliquid shoe polish can which includes an oblong or oval tubular body IIhaving top and bottom closures I2, I3, respectively,

secured thereto in suitable seams I4. These 40 seams are preferably theusual double seams formed by an interfolding of anges of the body and ofthe closures.

The top closure I2 is preferably formed with a curved breast portion I6which merges into a neck I1 having a lling and dispensing opening I8.'The neck is provided with screw threads I9 for a composition or othertype cap 2|, the cap also being formed with screw threads forcooperation with the neck screw threads in securing the cap in place.

The bottom closure I3 is preferably concave and includes-a rounded orcurved ceiling 25 whichr merges into a depending side wall section 28spaced away from the body side wan when the seam as best shown in Fig.3.

These lugs 32 are merely Vdistortions of the seam or rather inwardlybent or pressed indentations which distort the seam so that theseportions extend inwardly beyond the remainder of the seam. Theindentations thus provide lugs over which the card may be readilysnapped into position against the shoulder 21 and hence the card is heldso that it in turn retains the cloth in place. When it is desired toremove the cloth the card may be pried out over the lugs and thusremoved with ease. f

As an added protectionfor the bottom compartment 29 and its contents,the can may be provided with a bottom snap cover 33 which prevents dirtand any foreign matter from entering r the compartment. This cover maybe used with the card 3| or if desired the card may be omitted and thebottom cover used alone. In that case y the bottom cover holds the clothin place.

The cover is preferably formed with a flat bottom wall section 34 havingthe edge shape of the bottom of the can. Adjacent its outer edge thebottom wall section 34 merges into an upright fiange- 35 which is curvedin cross section to fit the 'can seam I4. At intervals around its pe- 5riphery the flange is provided with notches 36 (see Fig. 1). Thesenotches divide the ilange into f a plurality of spring sections whichdue tp the natural springiness of the metal from which the cover is madeprovide an eillcient snap-on cover which may be readily snapped into andout of place on the bottom of the can and over the bottom seam I4.

Itis thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantageswill be understood from the foregoing description, and it will beapparent a curved ceiling and a that various changes may be made in theform, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention or sacricing all of its materialadvantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferredembodiment thereof.

I claim:

A container for liquid shoe polish and the like,

like, a removable ilexible card member in said bottom closure normallyseated against said shoulder for retaining the cloth in positionwithcomprising in combination, a tubular body having at its bottom end aconcave bottom closure united to said body in a seam, said bottomclosure having depending side wall section including a shoulderterminating at its outer end in said bottom seam to set oil a relativelydeep hollow compartment lfor a polishing cloth and the

